The bones of Saint Nicholas, who inspired the story of Santa Claus, have mystified the world for nearly 1,700 years following ...

The Civil Administration’s Archaeology Unit announced on Wednesday the discovery of rare Byzantine-era gold coins and a ...

A Roman hoard containing 450 coins and silver and gold bars has been found in Borsum, buried in a border area marked by ...

Archaeologists in France find three jars containing more than 40,000 Roman coins, revealing secrets of everyday life in ...

Judean Desert finds dated 1,400 years ago bear witness to 'flourishing Christian pilgrimage industry' as travelers from ...

The sculpture commemorates the discovery of medieval gold and silver coins found by Anglian Water workers by accident.

King Henry VIII and Queen Victoria have been immortalised – on a set of chocolate coins. The historical monarchs feature on giant, 20cm wide coins as well as more traditionally sized ones. Chocolatier ...

At first, the archaeologists assumed the images came from Homer’s Iliad, the best-known account of the war. The scenes seemed ...

An ancient historian at the University of Leicester has found that the Rutland mosaic presents a version of the Trojan War that differs from the story told in Homer’s Iliad. Researchers studying what ...

There are certain accoutrements that rulers across time appear to have agreed are necessary symbols of power. You probably want a crown, which might be made of precious metal, leaves, or possibly even ...

Starting on Feb. 1, Rome will charge tourists a fee to go down into the basin of the famed 18th-century fountain. Not every ...

Starting Feb. 1, the city of Rome is imposing a 2-euro fee for tourists to get close to the fountain made famous by Federico Fellini’s 'La Dolce Vita' during prime hours.